At this rate our
Bingo cards will be filled before Microsoft takes the stage on Monday morning! Microsoft
has finally confirmed the much-talked about rumors of a $50 price-cut to the 20GB Xbox 360 Premium bundle ($299.99 in US and Canada) and introduced a new bundle outfited with a 60GB HDD -- set to replace the outgoing 20GB model. The 60GB model will retail for $349.99 while the Arcade and Elite bundles will remain at the current price-point of $279.99 and $449.99 respectively.
For those keeping score at home with your official
X3F E3 Prediction Bingo Card, you can mark off the Xbox 360 Price-cut, the new Xbox 360 SKU, a 60GB HDD and the
Too Human E3 XBLM Demo squares. It's a shame those weren't all in a line together. It's almost as if we planned it that way!
[via
Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
7-13-2008 @ 4:59AM
SonyPS3Sucks said...
But wait on Amazon.. they have Elites for 399.99 price drop!
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7-13-2008 @ 5:01AM
Xav de Matos said...
That's their own deal, not an official price-cut.
7-13-2008 @ 5:17AM
SadisticHam said...
I don't see why this is being done, I've never come close to running out of room and I have a 20gig.
..Although perhaps that's because I'm from the UK it might be different for America..but this seems a bit needless to me.
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7-13-2008 @ 12:17PM
Mike said...
For you knuckleheads that say this is "needless"... just because YOU don't have a need for it doesn't mean the rest of us don't. All those map packs, arcade downloads, movies, TV shows, etc. add up fast. Apparently you people never download a thing.
7-13-2008 @ 4:14PM
Alexander said...
Arcade and dlc don't add up that fast unless you have a big collection of games. Outside of America the movie/music/tv show collections are pathetic, there's barely anything.
7-13-2008 @ 6:15AM
imhotep said...
i don't get it, wheres the price drop exactly? you are basically giving us a discount on outgoing hardware. i doubt the conversion from 20 to 60 is costing you any more money. i mean come on, your basically pulling a Sony on us!
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7-13-2008 @ 6:27AM
STEVENMPOO7 said...
as SadisticHam stated this is "needless". I live in the states and i have never been that close to use the entire 20 GB HDD.
MS better bring motion sensor technology and some surprises, to keep 360 in top spot :D
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7-13-2008 @ 6:38AM
Cameron Adams said...
Your simply getting more for your money.
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7-13-2008 @ 7:14AM
Gamertag: GOPAL892005 said...
i've used 50GBGB of my 120GB harddrive :p
mosty on Video's i wanna keep - around 35GB used is Video.
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7-13-2008 @ 7:31AM
mattclarkie said...
20Gb runs out quickly if you have videos and demos on the drive.
Personally I think MS should drop the arcade, or keep the arcade spec with a 20GB HDD. No chrome, no component cable, no headset but a 20GB HDD.
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7-13-2008 @ 7:40AM
Xyndra said...
I wonder if the new 60gig models will have the same falcon board as the 20gig models.
I'd buy a 60gig if I could have less RROD incidents.
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7-13-2008 @ 7:41AM
mattclarkie said...
All 360s manufactured in 2008 should have the Falcon, and being a new SKU it should be Falcon, unless they are swapping the HDD on old stock they have lying around it should be 99% guaranteed to be Falcon.
7-13-2008 @ 9:25AM
ryan said...
actually they'll have the new Jasper.
7-13-2008 @ 9:16AM
Xyndra said...
My guess is that the August 60gig will have the Jasper board in it.
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7-13-2008 @ 9:23AM
Maverick Saturn said...
How is this anything but good :)
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7-13-2008 @ 9:24AM
tan said...
ahh
they really need to destroy the arcade!
just keep the 20gb, 60gb and 120
and make the elite less than a ps3 ?
in the uk (any maybe europe) i know the elite is around 80$ less than a ps3
the 20gb is about 200$ less!
and you dont even want to know how cheap the arcade is...
even less than a wii!
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7-13-2008 @ 9:47AM
Gamertag: GOPAL892005 said...
if Microsoft can make the Motion Control work as well as the Wii & have loads of games/developers on board with it [maybe get the most successfull 3rd party Wii games ported] - than the X360 really has a fighting chance.
i've played the Wii & i'm not too into the whole motion controled games & lack of precision - maybe its just that i'm a graphics whore :p i guess motion c. on the X360 could sort that out :)
7-13-2008 @ 11:02AM
joey said...
I don't get it.
MS need the 299 price point.
but the 60 gb is going to replace the old price. ridiculous.
I predict they'll drop the price fo 60gb to 299 by holiday.
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7-13-2008 @ 1:04PM
tan said...
they need to drop the elites price.
because its way overpriced right now..
only in the states though
7-13-2008 @ 2:34PM
cranium said...
whoops, just sent this in as a tip. far too late. my mistake. anyway..
if microsoft is announcing this now they must have much more impressive news to unveil tomorrow
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